Mission Statement
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We are a "Family Integrated" church. A family integrated church is a term that
refers back to the original intent of the family where the father has the
ultimate responsibility for the spiritual oversight and training of the entire
family. Our primary focus is to teach the fathers their Biblical
responsibilities so they can be the shepherds in the home. We also recognize
that many families are not the traditional family of a father and mother in the
home. Therefore, we will minister to those families to instill the Biblical
standards of child rearing where the parent has the God given responsibility to
train their children.
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As a "family church" we encourage the parents to worship with their children
alongside of them. We do not provide a "children's church". A nursery and a cry
room is available if absolutely needed. The belief is that even though the
children may be very young, they will still see mommy and daddy in worship and
Bible study which in itself is a great learning experience to the children.
They will learn that worship and study is what true followers of Christ do.
This will also afford the parents an opportunity to discuss the messages with
their children when they get home.
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The Sunday Evening Bible Hour is a more relaxed setting and is designed to more
involve the family. Families are encouraged to participate in music or skits or
other ways to share their love for God's Word. The teaching time is interactive
much like a classroom setting. The Sunday evening studies are Bible institute
quality.
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We do not have a "youth group" as is commonly defined in this present day. Most
youth groups are entertainment oriented and have very little to do with
spiritual growth of the youth. Any youth oriented groups will be for
discipleship purposes to grow them up in the Lord and to involve them in
service to others. Any youth outreach will be for this purpose and to
ultimately reach the entire family for Christ. Therefore, we strive to have
united families, which center their lives on God's Word and together as a
family serve the Lord in many different ways. We do have a family fun event
from time to time, which serves to involve the various families in the lives of
others.
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To train the parents, we have a men's discipleship/leadership training program.
We also have mid-week Bible study for the women. Both of these studies are
designed to equip the believer to be an obedient and God honoring man or woman.
We also offer marriage and parenting classes from time to time.
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